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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...
Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...
Item # 720205
March 14, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1935
* Albert H. Fish court trial
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "FISH 'CONFESSION' IS READ TO JURORS" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not, probably because he committed his crimes locally. Rare as such.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On March 13, 1935, the sensational murder trial of Albert Fish, one of America’s most infamous serial killers, reached a dramatic point in White Plains, New York. On that day, jurors in the courtroom heard the full reading of Fish’s shocking written confession, in which he described in horrifying detail the abduction, murder, and cannibalism of 10-year-old Grace Budd in 1928. Defense attorney James Dempsey, a former prosecutor, had the statement read aloud to support his plea of insanity, portraying Fish as a man driven by uncontrollable sadistic and religious delusions. The prosecution, however, argued that Fish’s deliberate planning and concealment of the crime proved he knew right from wrong. The graphic testimony and confession stunned the courtroom; many spectators wept or left during the reading. The trial continued through March, leading to Fish’s conviction on March 21 and his death sentence pronounced on March 25, 1935.
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